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Transportation
Mary Balfe was transported on the Lord Wellington, departing 30th Apr 1819 and arriving 20th Jan 1820 with 125 passengers.
Lord Wellington (generic)References
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Convict Notes
ADM 101/45/1 1819-1820 Diary for the Lord Wellington female convict ship sailing from England to New South Wales, covering 27 April 1819 to 27 January 1820, by Edward Foord Bromley, MD, Surgeon, Royal Navy and Superintendent of Convicts. (Described at item level) Folio 7: Rebecca Bamford, aged 26, convict; taken ill, August 1819 at sea; disease or hurt, severe griping pain in the belly, number of stools in the night with some blood; discharged from sick list, 12 August 1819. Folio 7: [In August 1819] Sarah Wolsenhall, aged 44; Eliza Allen, aged 21; Sarah Jane Gibson, aged 43; Jane Wilson, aged 19; and Mary [Barf?], aged 19 all complained of the same disease as Rebecca Bamford and were cured by the same medicines.
1825 - New South Wales, Australia, Certificates of Freedom, 1810-1814, 1827-1867 Name: Mary Balfe. No; 75/4294 Age: 30. Birth Year: abt 1795 Native Place: County Meath Certificate Date: 15 Sep 1825 Native Place; Co. Meath Calling; Servant Date of Trial: 1 September 1818 Height; 5 ft. 5 inches Complexion; Ruddy slightly freckled Hair; Brown Eyes; Hazel
3/9/1818 Saunders's News-Letter Dublin, Republic of Ireland 3 Sep 1818: THE RECORDER'S COURT Sat on Tuesday, pursuant to adjournment. The first trial was that of Mary Balfe and Judith Sweeney, who were indicted for stealing gold watch, chain and seals, the property of Frederick Guest, Esq. Judith Sweeney pleaded Guilty— Mary Ralfe not Guilty. Mr. Guest was produced and examined by Mr Bethel___proved that at 3 o'clock in the day, laid in the indictment, the girl who pleaded guilty met Mr. G. in Dame-court, as he was returning from Market, pushed him violently against the wall, pulled his watch out of his pocket, and handed it to Mary Balfe, who ran off with it; they were both secured and the watch recovered. The Recorder desired the issue to be handed up to the Jury, who instantly found the prisoners Guilty; they were sentenced each of them to seven years transportation. No ship found for Judith Sweeney, although she may have arrived VDL per 'Woodbridge' 1843 - she was the right age, but listed as insane. Children with James Rampling: 1821-1888 James 1824-1859 Thomas. 15/9/1825: COF
Married James Rampling 8 Aug 1821, St Phillips Cof E ? Assigned to James Rampling 17 Sept 1823 1828 Census she and James Rampling registered at Gloucester St Sydney Buried 2 June 1829 at St Mary's Catholic Church